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SUPERBOY #81

Cover Date: June 1960
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1960-04-07

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye

Story: "The Weakling from Earth" (18 Pages) [Part II] "The Revolt of the Weaklings!"

Credits:

Story	Otto Binder
Art	George Papp
Editing	Mort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superboy (trapped on the planet Xenon, adopts the identity of Jal Quorz; later exposure to red kryptonite gives Superboy his powers while on the heavy-gravity red-sun world; last in Adventure Comics #272; next in the second story in this issue)

Supporting Character(s):

Lana Lang (last in flashback in Superman Vol. 1 #137; next in the second story in this issue)

Jonathan Kent (last in Adventure Comics #272; next in the second story in this issue)

Martha Kent (last in Adventure Comics #272; next in the second story in this issue)

Villain(s):

Zozz (first appearance; dictator of Xenon)

the Weakling Search Squad (first appearance for all)

Kang (first appearance; a bully on the Weakling World)

Other Character(s):

Ral Quorz (first appearance; a store owner on Xenon)

Jinnia Quorz (first appearance; his wife)

Varl Quorz (first appearance; their son; exiled to the Weakling World)

Zollo (first appearance; their dog)

Llela Llark (first appearance; a neighborhood girl)

Zora (first appearance; a girl)

other exiled kids on Weakling World (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814

Earth

Smallville

Unidentified Space Sector

Xenon (first appearance)

Varzoomia (first appearance; a small village)

Weakling World (first appearance)

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Second Story: "The Millionaire Pupil!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Jerry Siegel
Art	Al Plastino
Editing	Mort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superboy (last in the first story in this issue; next in Adventure Comics #273)

Supporting Character(s):

Lana Lang (last in the first story in this issue; next in Adventure Comics #273)

Jonathan Kent (last in the first story in this issue; next in Adventure Comics #273)

Martha Kent (last in the first story in this issue; next in Adventure Comics #273)

Other Character(s):

Peter Perkins (a boy millionaire; first appearance)

Willoughby (his chauffeur; first appearance)

high school students

a teacher

Peter Perkin's paid tutors (first appearance of all)

Location(s):

Smallville

Story Reprinted in:

Adventure Comics #344/2 (May 1966)

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